Arch-supporter.



PATENTED DEC; 5; 1905.

C. LIPP.

ARCH SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED MALIG, 1905.

PATENT onr on.

I CHARLES LIPP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARCH-SUPPORTER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed March 16,1905. Serial No. 250,436.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LIPP, a citizen of the United States,residing at NewYork, N. Y., have invented. certain new and usefulImprovements in Arch-Supporters, ofwhich the following is a full, clear,and exact description. 1 1

My invention relates to improvements in arch-supporters.

The object of the invention is to construct an arch-supporter for use inboots and shoes which shall be light in weight, strong and durable, andperfectly safe in'use.

The invention consists in improvements the principles of which areillustrated in the accompanying single sheet of drawings.

The supporter is shaped to correspond with the proper curvature of thearch of the foot. It is constructed of leather and cork shaped andpermanently united by a process which insures the retention of shapethrough all ordinary conditions of wear and yet permitting of suflicientflexibility for comfort.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of an arch supporter embodying theimprovements of w my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of thesame. Fig. '3 is a side view showing the parts of the constructionpartially separated, but in their proper relative positions. Fig. 4: isa'view of the under side of the principal leather member with the corkreinforcement secured thereto.

1 indicates the main body of the supporter, which is formed of leather.This is cut to the proper outline and preferably thinned off from thecenter toward the edges. It is shaped by soaking it in water and workingand drying it on a last of the proper curvature. 2 indicates the corkmember, which is much smaller and cut to the proper outline to conformwith the more pronouncedly arched portion of thesupporter. This isthinned .doWn from the center toward the edges, softened in hot Water,and then worked'on a last to give it the.

'2 and attached to it while the glue in the cork is still tacky. Thisbinds the under surface of the cork together and serves as an additionalreinforcement to the supporter.

4: is a bottom member, which is preferably formed of soft pliableleatherfor instance,

chamoiscut to the outline of the main upper member 1.

When the glue in the cork member is completely set and thoroughly dried,Vienna paste is applied to unite the cork member to the upper leathermember 1 and to secure the bottom leather-member to the cork member orto the canvas, so that the whole becomes permanently united.

These arch-supporters are not intended to be permanently secured in ashoe, but simply I to be slipped in and held in place by a proper fit.Theslightly-roughened surface of the bottom member 4'. assists inpreventing the supporter from slipping about, while the smooth surfaceof the upper leather 1 permits such movement of the foot as isnecessary,

depending, of course, upon' how snugly the boot or shoe fits the foot.

I am aware that insteps or shanks have been provided made up of leatherand permanently secured in a shoe and that some have been reinforcedwith steel or metal strips. I am also aware that insoles have been builtup of layers of leather. I therefore make no claim to suchconstructions.

What I do claim, however, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, an archs'upporter comprising an uppermember of stiff leather, permanently longitudinally and transverselyarched, a cork reinforce, similarly arched and secured beneath the shankof said upper member, means for holding said cork permanently in shape,a canvas binding for said leather and cork members, and asoft leatherbottom, all permanently secured to' gether. r w

2. As an article of manufacture, an archsupporter comprising an uppermember of stiff leather permanently longitudinally and transverselyarched at the shank portion, a cork reinforce of smaller size, similarlyand permanently arched and permanently secured beneath the shank portionof said upper memher, and a leather bottom member substantially the sizeof said upper member, and per-- secured to the under side of the shankportion, and having its pores filled with a reinforcing stiflfening andbinding substance for the purpose described.

4. As an article of manufacture, an arch- 5 supporter comprising a mainmember of stifl leather permanently arched longitudinally andtransversely at the shank portion, a cork reinforce permanently archedand secured to the shank portion of said main member and having itspores filled with a reinforcing stiffening and binding substance such asglue, and a binding member larger than the cork member and attached toit and to said main member.

Signed at New York city, New York, this 5 13th day of March, 1905.

CHARLES LIPP Witnesses:

GEORGE VVoLF, ADOLF ROEGENER.

